ACCRA, GHANA - Namibian parliamentarians in Ghana attending the Commonwealth expert regional workshop on the role of parliamentary committees in combating human trafficking and forced labour say
Year: 2019
Should cannabis be legalised for medical and industrial purposes?
New Era’s Paheja Sirirka and Aletta Shikolo spoke to the public to gauge their views on whether cannabis should be legalised for medicinal and industrial purposes.
Shangula admits medical properties in cannabis …while antiquated legislation remains detrimental to economic growth
WINDHOEK - Minister of Health and Social Services Dr Kalumbi Shangula says despite the medicinal properties contained in cannabis, there are alternatives that are more potent and therefore Namibia
Life sentence asked for beach killer
WINDHOEK - The prosecution on Wednesday asked Windhoek High Court Acting Judge Alfred Siboleka to sentence a young man convicted of murder with direct intent for killing his girlfriend near Independence
Youth are valuable assets that need protection – //Hoebes
WINDHOEK – Namibia’s young people, who make up the majority of the country’s population, should be regarded as human capital assets that the country has to protect, Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Christine //Hoebes has said.
Star of the Week: Petrus Kambala
Our Star of the Week goes to the Councillor of Onyaanya Constituency in the Oshikoto Region, Petrus Kambala, who
Gravel roads to make school access easier
OSHAKATI - A project has been initiated to provide safe and adequate access to the community of Omusati Region, to schools and clinics during the rainy season in areas prone to flood.
Bank extends helping hand to rural school
KAKEKETE - Rundu FNB Business Manager Geraldo Illarius says expanding educational opportunities is one of the ways that Namibia could bury the scourge of poverty.
Wire and zinc toy cars a hit
OPUWO - A group of six out-of-school youths from Opuwo are making headlines by making different types of toy cars from wire and zinc which have become part of their daily survival.
Land dispute murder suspects denied bail
KATIMA MULILO – Four family members co-accused in the murder of Lemmy Mutonga, 52, who was a